Uganda Airlines is planning to increase frequency on its Entebbe-Dubai route following impressive passenger traffic after the launch on October 7. Speaking at a launch ceremony in Dubai on October 9, the airline’s acting chief executive Jennifer Bamuturaki said that…
Upon finalization of the share acquisition transaction, Kenyan I&M Group announced plans to rebrand its newly acquired business in Uganda, Orient Bank Ltd to I&M Bank (Uganda) Limited. I&M PLC’s acquisition of 90% shareholding in Uganda’s Orient Bank Ltd (OBL)…
MTN Uganda early this week announced the opening of its Initial Public Offer for 20% of its company’s shares, an opportunity for the public to apply for a stake in the company. Stanbic Bank is MTN’s Transactional advisor for MTN’s…
Yesterday, 14th October 2021, One of Uganda’s most prominent businessmen, Patrick Bitature, was appointed Board Chairman of Bolloré Transport and Logistics company, a subsidiary of Bolloré International which operates across 109 countries globally. “It is with my country’s need in mind…
On Monday 11th October 2021, MTN Uganda opened its Initial Public Offer that will run until 22nd November 2021 at 4 pm. The MTN Uganda Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Wim Vanhelleputte, sheds more light on the MTN IPO, responding to…
Whereas several Ugandans are struggling to access their savings with the National Social Security Fund (NSSF), the managers of the Fund are literally swimming in billions of cash. Credible sources within this government entity have revealed to this website that…
Telecom giant MTN Uganda, a subsidiary of MTN South Africa, has announced that the company has decided to give Ugandans an opportunity to buy shares 20% of the company’s ordinary shares worth Shs4.4Bn following approvals by the Capital Markets Authority…
Sumin Namaganda, former Public Relations Manager and Corporate Social Responsibility lead at Airtel Uganda has been appointed as the new Manager Corporate Affairs for Uganda Development Bank(UDB). Sumin is an accomplished Communications Specialist who joins the bank with over 12…
For 10 years now, Forbes has published an annual definitive compilation/list of young people changing the world by building brands, creating jobs, and transforming lives in their respective fields. Today, 08th October 2021, a call for nominations for the class…
The strategy by telecom giant MTN Telecommunications Company of getting Ugandans involved as partners in its activities has been described as very important by President Yoweri Museveni who said it allows Ugandans and Africans to be partners in all the…
PHOTO: Michael Atingi-Ego the Deputy Governor BOU, Wim Vanhelleputte the MTN Uganda CEO, Anne Jjuuko the Stanbic Bank Uganda CEO, Godfrey Baluku Kabyangga the State Minister for National Guidance, Irene Ssewankambo, the Executive Director UCC and Andrew Bugembe, the MTN…
Uganda Securities Exchange’s (USE) Securities Central Depository (SCD) and MTN Mobile Money have today unveiled a digital SCD account opening platform to further efforts towards financially including all Ugandans. A Securities Central Depository commonly referred to as an SCD account…
Born in 1963, Zena Khalila and her family fell victim to the Amin war, forcing them to flee their home in Uganda in search of refuge in South Sudan. Stuck in a foreign country, without education or a business, Khalila’s…
National Curriculum Development Center (NCDC), the government body responsible for the development of educational curricula for primary, secondary and some tertiary institutions in Uganda has lauded MTN for its initiative to encourage learning from home by zero rating learning institution…
MTN Uganda, in line with its vision of delivering a bold new digital world to its customers is set to transform Uganda’s homes into smart homes with MTN WakaNet MAX, a home Internet solution that offers affordable and reliable 4G…